Samsung i900 Omnia
- l
- lexjane
- tWi
- 27 Dec 2009
my i900 is in spanish language. how can i change this to english? theres no settings to change the language..
- J
- Jin Madera
- t7D
- 26 Dec 2009
Setsuka, 26 Dec 2009As a former omnia user for 5 months i know exactly how you ... moreyo set im planning to buy omnia2 then it confuse me with 3gs anyway can i watch vids like avi or should i converted it first to mpeg4 or what ever format for iphone and another thing how about the web surfing is it true it cannot watch youtube from a browser and the flash is not working...tama ba tol?!
- F
- Faye
- p@g
- 26 Dec 2009
Edge, 26 Dec 2009Faye > in order to install WinMo 6.5 you need a cooked ROM.... moreThx for the information , I allready knew how to enlarge the text size , but it is still way to little isnt there any program to enlarge it..
And can u explain me a bit more specific how to install it ..
'cuz i've never heard about a COOKED ROM :)
Is it always that when u turn off the phone that the alarm doesnt go oFF???
I really don't like this phone!
Thx!
- K
- Kx
- tVX
- 26 Dec 2009
Setsuka, 26 Dec 2009As a former omnia user for 5 months i know exactly how you ... moreSetsuka,
Thanx for your reply in my statement earlier, is really undeniable that since the very beginning of omnia release, i tot it would be the pda that fulfill all my needs and would be the perfect ever pda i have found. I would rate it 95% AT FIRST.
Secondly, congrats on your newly brought Iphone. 8 times of reset? I did not encounter that much either. But just kinda annoy with the unremovable unwanted program neither from phone / active sync.
As for the multitasking stuff, try google around how to jailbreak it. Heard some pro have solved it to multitaking.
As for battery life, I think it wouldnt be as bad as HTC i guess. I don't really care since the Iphone charging is fast enough, I think just 1 hour like that am I rite? bring car adapter along.
Its true that Winmo gave us alot of tweaks, but Iphone not bad as well as they have alot of jailbreakers.
I had enough of system crash of winmo. Edge: try open skype apps and end task it. See what happen. You will have to restart the phone. Lolx.
Setsuka: Tell me more on your experience on Iphone 3g/3gs u are using.
- K
- Kx
- tVX
- 26 Dec 2009
Edge, 26 Dec 2009Faye > in order to install WinMo 6.5 you need a cooked ROM.... moreEdge,
In reply to your statement.
1. I have no idea but this really fedup.
2. If you browse those heavy data/content site, you have to clear the cache.
3. If 1 year down the road still using the original rom release, really boring. Yes, you can have a custom rom, but flash it with ur own risk.
4. I have cooked a DXID release and cook back to original DXIA5 downloaded from samsung official website, too bad, flash until 3rd step, bricked.
5. No idea on your statement.
6. Really slow bro, as i know htc same batch release have 256mb ram already. Thats good enough.
7. What I mean is, Iphone keep coming out with the new OS for 3g and 3gs / Ipod. Just that this Omnia non stop coming new model like omnia pro, omnia II and so on. Samsung forget about Omnia I900 already.
8. Of coz I know Omnia I900 has a mouse, but using that wheel to the x button is way too slow. If you are using Iphone, it is smart enough to determine where you wish to click on exactly. Ok, lets dun take Iphone as you will think I am way too bias. Let take HTC HD2, its about the same like Iphone.
Yes, Iphone have a responsive screen. Bare in mind that TomTom have developed an application for Iphone which i think it might not be an issue for it. Maybe it would be disadvantages if you are in the Asia region because garmin is well known in Asia. But that is not a problem for me as I have a PND with Wince.net 5.0 where i can install garmin/mapking/TomTom/Igo. To be honest, samsung are using a so-called not strong enough chipset of GPS which makes it hard to detect the signal from car if your car is tinted with V-Cool brand.
For the camera megapixel, i think it doesnt matter for me since one of my fren are using it to snap his modelling architecture project and the quality looks good enough. I don't really care on it since i am not that person who always use the camera. I rather use SLR. But if you are considering a good cam on mobile, go consider this HD2. I have just play around with my fren's HD2 which I felt its freaking good at the moment.
I will quite the Iphone more faster than omnia? I think nope. Previously I am freaking enthusiast of winmo, do modification and etc. But really tired of this winmo. I ain't gamers type. But i just hope that there will be a phone which can counter the above problem.
P/S: No hard feeling bro. Seriously just my very own opinion to share around. Just felt tired of the very first release of omnia with GPS which catch my attention at the first place. But sooner or later, felt fedup with the update/patches by official samsung.
- S
- Setsuka
- tDP
- 26 Dec 2009
Kx, 25 Dec 2009Forget about this omnia. Used for 6 months + . The result i... moreAs a former omnia user for 5 months i know exactly how you feel,and i know you're not making these bad things up.
I once said omnia is 95% overall good,well i guess now someone has experience of the remaining 5%,just like i did,as for me i've hard reset omnia about 8 times just to fix those problems,i did fix them after that i've had enough.
If you're going to change it to iPhone (just like me) then it's really up to you,just don't go to 2G iPhone,choose between 3G or 3Gs,and make sure you're ready for the things you'll miss once you have an iPhone,mainly about a very limited multitasking and battery live.
Beyond those two unsolved negative things,you'll get an absolutely new feeling & experience in touchscreen smartphone you'll never find in any other handset.
- E
- Edge
- 0Ug
- 26 Dec 2009
Faye > in order to install WinMo 6.5 you need a cooked ROM. Why cooked? Because WinMo 6.5 firmwares from Samsung are not available for Omnia I900 phones too. You can find tens of cooked ROM of WinMo 6.5 on modaco forums.
For increasing text size go to Settings > System > Screen > Text Size and select a size you consider better.
Anonymous > for putting sms alerts you have to go to Settings > Personal > Sounds & Notifications > Notifications > Event: Messaging: New text message > tick Play Sound and select a song. I bet there's only the Vibrate function ticked.
Kx >
1) No skin, just nails.. correct. Resistive screen not capacitive. Read the difference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen
2) There's enough memory if you install your apps on the 8/16GB MyStorage or and expansion microSD card. I have an omnia 8gb with no expansion card and although I have 24 apps installed I still have 42MB out of 96.5 Program memory and 60.41MB out of 94.2 Storage Memory.
3) No rom update in 6 months? That would be good if you have found a good rom to stick with. I have DXIA5 firmware from February and many say it is the best WinMo 6.1 firmware.
4) I don't know what you exactly mean... I have seen a custom cooked WinMo 6.5 firmware on a friend's Omnia and because he didn't like it, I reinstalled DXIA5 back on it.
5) It's a phone, not a PC. Altough it's a PPC it still is 20 times smaller than a PC. Resume to normal tasking and everything will be fine. Don't start 2 browsers, listen to music and play some game just to see if it can run it cause it is useless.
6) Depends on who's using the phone. If it's someone who knows how to use the phone, 128MB is enough, trust me.
7) Don't really understand what you mean. You are saying Iphone is better because Apple doesn't release many phone OS updates? Then why didn't we just stick to stone wheel?
8) Phone has a mouse too, you know? It is controlled by the dark square button between the answer/reject buttons. You can activate it by going to Settings > System > Finger Mouse. Simple as that...
I feel sorry for you that you are so seriously downgradint to iPhone which has nothing else but a super fast response screen. They had to launch 3 versions of the iPhone just to add a damn GPS on it which I dare to wish you good luck using it if you don't have an internet connection. Besides that, seriously .. 3.15MPX? Even my old K800 had that and it cost one tenth of the iPhone price. You will quit the iPhone even faster than the Omnia.
xavier > look for and install: RescoKeyboard or FingerKeyboard. Larger and more functions buttons.
- F
- Faye
- miN
- 26 Dec 2009
Can somebody tell me how to install the windows mobile 6.5 ... is it possible on my omnia I900 8GB ????
Is there any way to enlarge the text size because the small letters are driving me crazyyyyyyyyyyyy!
- ?
- Anonymous
- U2U
- 26 Dec 2009
Hey guys..can someone kindly tell me how to put the sound alerts for txt message for this phone i've been trying but nothing happens for txt message except vibration..the phone calls is alright does the sound alert but not for message alert..cheers.
- K
- Kx
- tVX
- 25 Dec 2009
Forget about this omnia. Used for 6 months + . The result is:
1. Touch screen based on nails rather than skin. Have to hard press.
2. Insufficient memory when installing apps unless u use some custom rom. I have bricked my phone once.
3. From the first day I bought this phone till now, no rom update.
4. Once use custom rom and u wish to back to original rom, good luck guys.
5. Laggy when open too much apps.
6.Processor speed is fast, as I know is 600+ mhz but the RAM sucks, just 128.
7. Not long ago after the release, Samsung release new model rather than new ROM/OS. This is really sad. Unlike Iphone, they release OS constantly and more standardized on their release.
8. some scrolling/close button not big enuff which makes me damn annoy where i need to use my nail.
Anyway, its really come out from my experience. No hard feeling guys who uses this phone. Now I aim for Iphone. All the best dude.
- S
- Sam
- upc
- 25 Dec 2009
Arnold, 25 Dec 2009I have used this phone for 3months, it was a good phone and... moreWindows 6.5 is microsoft software,htc is just a manufacturer like samsung.sammy is better than taiwanese htc.
- k
- kiriakos
- 3pR
- 25 Dec 2009
it hasne't recording??
- A
- Arnold
- P@T
- 25 Dec 2009
I have used this phone for 3months, it was a good phone and now i installed HTC software Window 6.5, after i installed, it made this phone more flexible to use with sms and email,
Camera photo is very good, but vidoe is not so good,
It should be upgraded the screen resolution and sunlight reflecting.
Thank u very samsung!
- x
- xavier
- PS6
- 24 Dec 2009
i can't use the screen keyboard well in message because the keyboard was small and doesn't fit my finger...it make my finger painful...and its screen's response aren't good...example when i press the button 'space' and it will send the message...this make me unhappy...but on other function make it become excellent...
- E
- Edge
- 0Ug
- 24 Dec 2009
P.S. My Omnia battery holds for 3 to 5 days on medium usage. Older firmwares like HH1 drained the battery much faster. That is why I recommended installing DXIA5 or DXID1 firmwares since I have personally tested and am using them.
As for the camera, look for yourself. I consider them to be quite good for an integrated camera phone. Three shots taken from my window:
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5070/snc00180.jpg
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/5770/snc00181.jpg
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/329/snc00182b.jpg
- E
- Edge
- 0Ug
- 24 Dec 2009
LuckyNr7, 22 Dec 2009Hi Edge...
First of all...sorry if my english isnt the b... moreYou can use both phone internal memory or MyStorage (8gb/16gb) or StorageCard for installing apps. The only application I have installed so far and needed to be installed on the phone's internal memory was SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 but that doesn't suck up a lot of mem. Pictures are decent and can get better by changing camera settings before taking pictures. There are some camera setting tutorials on the web for taking best pics, the only problem is the thing that once you close camera, settings reset. As for the audio, sorry, but I have never tested it because I simply do not really listen to music on my Omnia. I use it for browsing on the wi-fi, do calculations, gps, taking pics whenever i don't have my camera with me, play games, etc, etc. I will try to make a review but once I know this phone better. Although I have it for almost 1 year I can trully say it astonishes shows me what it can do every day. I am currently running SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 + many others apps. I am planing on installing IneSoft Phone 5, PointUI Home, HomeScreen ++ and many more, but...as soon as I have the time.
For wi-fi problems do this: settings > connections > wi-fi > Network to acces: all available > and then go to menu > Turn on Wi-fi. As soon as you do that, it will search for all around available networks. The ones that have WPA/WEP protection have a small lock next to the signal icon. On those, you can connect only if you have the key. Also, there are networks that although do not show a lock icon, they are protected. Try this with your indoor wi-fi network for best results, then you can try it outside with mcdonald or w/e free wi-fi network you can find around.
From Romania, a merry Xmas to you all!
- S
- Sumon
- uNV
- 24 Dec 2009
I think now this time it is the best phone
- b
- bean
- kf}
- 23 Dec 2009
i have had the samsung omnia for awhile now. but just read it has video calling who can walk me thru this
- s
- star
- Lxj
- 22 Dec 2009
LuckyNr7, 22 Dec 2009Hi Edge... First of all...sorry if my english isnt the b... moreHello, I`ve had mi Omnia for more than 1 year, it has been a great cell, now i'm bored of it, but it really works, i have no complain about it.
- p
- paulpro
- 3c0
- 22 Dec 2009
incercati spb mobile shell 3.5 e super